Archived News for Health Sector Professionals

One regional council in New South Wales has deferred back to general scientific consensus, voting to undo a previous ban and start adding fluoride to its water.

Pushing delete on addiction triggers, PTSD

Scientists have successfully erased selected memories in mice and rats, while leaving others totally unaffected.

Dust laws solidified to stop drifting compliance

New regulations should bring about a healthy change in New South Wales mining operations, with adjustments to the state’s dust control protocols.

Aroma shown as sign of good guy

According to a new report by the University of Stirling, some female brains can recognise a good genetic match just by copping a whiff.

Calls to spread lead checks

Health authorities in South Australia are considering expanding a scheme to tally the amount of lead polluting public areas and the environment.

Coding the approach to next-gen transistors

Research published in the new Nature Communications journal proposes building the next generation of transistors and computer chips out of graphene assembled by strands of DNA.

Gaming for life takes serious turn

One of the most common interactions from modern parents to their kids’ involves the amount of time they spend staring at a screen, but new research suggests in the future that may be the way to stay on the ball.

Genetic leukaemia link likely

In a potentially huge development a team of researchers from the University of Washington have found an indicator of the gene which causes childhood leukaemia.

New patch making needles needless

An important breakthrough has been published for people who are jittery about jabs.

NICTA nervous on future funding

There will be some worried exchanges at one of Australia’s top technology research groups today, with word the new federal government may look to slash funding in the future.

Sniffing out sepsis with a nose in a bottle

Germs stink. Normally a source of annoyance and distaste, the pungency of bacteria is now being used as a diagnostic tool.

Dental debate dug out, some suggest asking experts

Another East Coast council has brought the fluoridation debate to the fore once more.

Drink Safe cut and continued

The Queensland Government has decided to continue its trial of Drink Safe Precincts around the state, continuing a three-year effort to crack-down on alcohol-fuelled violence.

Power worker payment is no end to pain

A former power station worker diagnosed with deadly mesothelioma will be paid compensation for his exposure to asbestos.

Study counts the cost of not knowing

A study has taken a guess at the amount of mammal diseases that we do not yet know about, landing on a figure of about 320,000.

Engineering the future of safe water supplies

Environmental engineers have created a substance which can make safe, drinkable water by swiftly and easily killing off bacteria in seconds.

Heads-up for new poison monitor

Wearable safety computers attached to hard-hats may be the next big life-saver in poisonous work environments.

Minister says fear not, half of hospitals have Legionella

The Queensland Health Minister says nobody should be alarmed at revelations of Legionella bacteria at nearly half the state’s hospitals.

Robots to the rescue for on-field collisions

A study has kicked-off at an American football game on the weekend which has seen injured players assessed for concussions by a sideline robot.

Australian parents take flight for choice

Data presented at the Fertility Society of Australia's annual meeting suggests hundreds of Australian couples are taking flight to choose the gender of their baby.